DWELLINGS IN THE VILLAGE OF GURI I BARDHË IN THE REGION OF MAT, ALBANIA

The village of Guri i Bardhë has five neighborhoods which are located on the dominant hills. The houses are typically fenced off. There is only 3-storied dome tower of Dezhgejve. In these houses three of them are cultural monuments. The houses are decorated with symbols and different writings in Ottomans language and Albanian language, too. The symbols are carved mostly on top of the doors and corners like pines, flying snakes, etc. It is given the year when it was built and the name of the owner of the house. The master builders were mostly villagers. They were from Dibra and Macedonia. In the bedrooms they had a bathroom which proves the evidence of civilization. The ground floor was used for cattle and different objects. The Guest room had always a special care

Gun powder tools in the village Guri i Bardhë in the province of Mat

Mat is known as gunpowder manufacturer and firearms in Albania and other countries in Europe. In Europe the powder is brought from the Arabs. The form of the gunpowder composition was discovered by the English scholar Roger Bacon in 1214. Gunpowder and firearms were used in Albania towers in XIV. Guri i Bardhë village along with other villages around were the producers and the processors of the black powder. From foreigners it is called Albanian brand powder. The gunpowder tools in these villages were 19 altogether. They continued to produce powder until 1939. Mat's powder was traded in Diber, Prizeren, Gjakova, Shkodra, Durres, Tirana and even up to Janine. Keywords: gunpowder, tools, Roger Bacon,  Potassium nitrate KNO3, etc